Approved Log From endurance athlete to fitness - My first ever PED cycle log

[haldencapital]

I'm impressed by your biceps but most impressed with your back.

You've got excellent striations down your back.

@sambee38 thanks boss! Yes, I like training back I'll try to hit a christmas tree pose under good lighting to see the details better

Wow. Very good job on the meals.
Perfect paprika with chicken. There's nothing better.

Perfect bodybuilder, food, chicken and rice simple yet effective. And I see those broccoli as well. Nice.

@BookerTNY @Zyglamail Simple meals but I don't get tired of it. Which is key to a successful diet plan.

Yes, the breadcrumbs are a great idea with the chicken.

Also cooking in an air, fryer will make it very crispy if you keep the skin.

@Shrine i have yet to try an air fryer. Could be a great addition to the kitchen!

Nice training split. I like how you're mixing in the legs and abs. And then you're doing chest and shoulders on the same split.

@caligirl85 I try to mix things up a bit every 4 months but this split is my favorite. Training chest with shoulders always gives a massive pump and warm-up the shoulder joints nicely. It's a lot of volume for the shoulders as the delts are engaged while chest pressing so when I want to prioritize the shoulders i switch from chest and shoulders to chest and arms. Then, i train the shoulders with the back so there is no overlap.

That's an ambitious training split, but with your consistency, it works out really well.

It's obviously paying off. Look at your physique.

@zedhed thank you! I'm always up for ambition! I like to say that I don't know what i'm doing, but love to do what i'm doing. Somehow, results come along the way

 

[Arabian]

Rice and beans are an excellent protein and carb option.

Just make sure you're taking some enzymes to help you digest.

 

[LevButlerov]

Low quality sleep last night. Not optimal but was able to get wired with a little caffeine. I flushed a lot of salt and look less puffy than yesterday which is good. 169.1 lbs on the scale this morning.

This back workout was violent. Massive amount of blood being pumped.

I'm not the strongest, i'm not the biggest but oh lord, I freaking love it! I had an amazing workout today.

6 years of natural lifting prior to now is a blessing. I get to understand how my body reacts and it sure does respond very well so far with very little dosing of cypionate and a bit of anavar.

The usual kitchen posing ->

If you have bad sleep time for naps, 2-3 15min naps please. @haldencapital

 

[haldencapital]

If you have bad sleep time for naps, 2-3 15min naps please. @haldencapital

@LevButlerov oh yah! most definitely! Took 3mg of melatonin last night before going to bed and was able to sleep with no interruption all night. Bad nights of sleep are rare occurrence but sometimes all it takes is a little too much cafein to mess up the sleep schedule.

 

[ballin2504]

Low quality sleep last night. Not optimal but was able to get wired with a little caffeine. I flushed a lot of salt and look less puffy than yesterday which is good. 169.1 lbs on the scale this morning.

This back workout was violent. Massive amount of blood being pumped.

I'm not the strongest, i'm not the biggest but oh lord, I freaking love it! I had an amazing workout today.

6 years of natural lifting prior to now is a blessing. I get to understand how my body reacts and it sure does respond very well so far with very little dosing of cypionate and a bit of anavar.

The usual kitchen posing ->

Solid man!!!

 

[LevButlerov]

@LevButlerov oh yah! most definitely! Took 3mg of melatonin last night before going to bed and was able to sleep with no interruption all night. Bad nights of sleep are rare occurrence but sometimes all it takes is a little too much cafein to mess up the sleep schedule.

Add valerian root to the melatonin for maxium rest. @haldencapital

 

[Noah Wixx]

Vascularity everywhere

 

[RoySimpson]

It's been only one week and a half and little by little i can see and feel some changes.

While my hormones are figuring things out, water retention is on the rise. I look fuller even when I don't lift. Things I never really experienced while natty. Especially my arms. It's like I always have a small pump. Sodium intake was high yesterday so it sure have an impact.

I begin to see deeper and more defined seperations between my shoulders/delts and my upper chest. Shoulders are like a baseball. Round and full. A more puffy look for sure.

Gained about 1 pound over the last 7-8 days by eating maintenance. Which is incredible, the stuff works lol. I can tell everything is getting tight. I don't really feel like i gain any fat.

Again, with the anavar : i'm not so sure if it works yet... It the 6th day i take the full 50mg dose. I know it's a mild oral but, as far as i can remember, i felt it more the one and only time i took it a few years ago.

Tomorrow, back and arms on the menu.

@haldencapital looking super jacked bro!

 

[haldencapital]

Yesterday was supposed to be leg day. I ended up enjoying the 120 cm of fresh snow we have received in the mountains over the last 10 days and went on a 4 hour hike in deep snow. Got pretty drained and dehydrated from it. I can tell i've lost a lot of water and glycogen. I make sure to drink and eat enough since I came back while adding electrolytes to the mix.

Last week, I did blood work while being at the medical clinic.

I always tend to believe that I am a prone responder to substances and the blood work seems to be confirming this assumption. I'm only at 175 mg - 200 mg of test a week and don't use any other coumpound besides 40 mg of anavar on traning days.

Again, this "sports TRT" dose might seem low for y'all but i'm going slow to see how my body responds. I reiterate my goal of finding the sweet spot between having maximum results for the least side affects possible, while keeping good athletic abilities. I've gained almost 2 pounds of lean mass over the course of the last 14-16 days with this dose and with the elimination of any alcohol consumption.

Here are the levels after only 3 cypionate injections (i inject twice a week, so not even 2 weeks of inections). The reading from 2025 is the first non natty reading. Despite not using a ton of gear, I already see in 2 weeks, great changes to my muscles.

So, test went up significantly while SHBG went down. That is the obvious. My HDL is going a bit too low. Again, probably expected with the increase in testosterone and the application of anavar. For a normal male, that would be on the lower side of the range. LDL seems under control and the calculated total cholesterol is getting high.

So far, i don't think there is anything to worry about given the introduction of the PEDs. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. I'm will do another bloodwork in 8 weeks almost at the end of the cycle for a fully saturated point of reference.

Few pics from today's chest and shoulder/delt workout at the usual kitchen spot

 

[haldencapital]

@haldencapital looking super jacked bro!

@RoySimpson thanks boss

 

[LevButlerov]

Yesterday was supposed to be leg day. I ended up enjoying the 120 cm of fresh snow we have received in the mountains over the last 10 days and went on a 4 hour hike in deep snow. Got pretty drained and dehydrated from it. I can tell i've lost a lot of water and glycogen. I make sure to drink and eat enough since I came back while adding electrolytes to the mix.

Last week, I did blood work while being at the medical clinic.

I always tend to believe that I am a prone responder to substances and the blood work seems to be confirming this assumption. I'm only at 175 mg - 200 mg of test a week and don't use any other coumpound besides 40 mg of anavar on traning days.

Again, this "sports TRT" dose might seem low for y'all but i'm going slow to see how my body responds. I reiterate my goal of finding the sweet spot between having maximum results for the least side affects possible, while keeping good athletic abilities. I've gained almost 2 pounds of lean mass over the course of the last 14-16 days with this dose and with the elimination of any alcohol consumption.

Here are the levels after only 3 cypionate injections (i inject twice a week, so not even 2 weeks of inections). The reading from 2025 is the first non natty reading. Despite not using a ton of gear, I already see in 2 weeks, great changes to my muscles.

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So, test went up significantly while SHBG went down. That is the obvious. My HDL is going a bit too low. Again, probably expected with the increase in testosterone and the application of anavar. For a normal male, that would be on the lower side of the range. LDL seems under control and the calculated total cholesterol is getting high.

So far, i don't think there is anything to worry about given the introduction of the PEDs. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. I'm will do another bloodwork in 8 weeks almost at the end of the cycle for a fully saturated point of reference.

Few pics from today's chest and shoulder/delt workout at the usual kitchen spot

@haldencapital leg day with so much snow is a no go. But hiking must have been fun, no pics from the hike for the EVO family?

You actually respond well to gear, I can tell you have good genetics, probably can step on stage even.

 

[haldencapital]

@haldencapital leg day with so much snow is a no go. But hiking must have been fun, no pics from the hike for the EVO family?

You actually respond well to gear, I can tell you have good genetics, probably can step on stage even.

@LevButlerov I was fried after that hike. I wouldn't have been able to squat the barbell with no weight on it

It was the best winter hike of the year so far. At some point we had to clear the trails and we had snow up to the hips

Here is a sneak peek for the fam

 

[LevButlerov]

@LevButlerov I was fried after that hike. I wouldn't have been able to squat the barbell with no weight on it

It was the best winter hike of the year so far. At some point we had to clear the trails and we had snow up to the hips

Here is a sneak peek for the fam

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Crazy beautiful place amazing! EVO family love for this place and you @haldencapital

 

[haldencapital]

Almost got back to being full of glycogen again following the long hike from this weekend.

The nastiest back pump today during the workout. Never experienced such fullness. I begin to see some back acne from the gear though Can't have both sides, huh!

Current weight : 169.8 lbs. We going up, slowly. But surely!!

Tomorrow, my favorite: leg day !!

 

[Npcclassicphysique champ]

Almost got back to being full of glycogen again following the long hike from this weekend.

The nastiest back pump today during the workout. Never experienced such fullness. I begin to see some back acne from the gear though Can't have both sides, huh!

Current weight : 169.8 lbs. We going up, slowly. But surely!!

Tomorrow, my favorite: leg day !!

full and thick back bro @haldencapital delivering the width
you should consider at least 1 show you can be on stage looking like that

 

[haldencapital]

full and thick back bro @haldencapital delivering the width
you should consider at least 1 show you can be on stage looking like that

thanks @Npcclassicphysique champ

doing a show was far from being the plan. Time will tell. I might change my mind later in the process

 

[Npcclassicphysique champ]

thanks @Npcclassicphysique champ

doing a show was far from being the plan. Time will tell. I might change my mind later in the process

you can easily take top 3 bro you look amazing @haldencapital

 

[haldencapital]

Today was hot! Got a great pump going. Upper chest is slowly building a shelf. Abs getting bigger by the day too.

After 2 weeks of cypionate - very low dose - and 40mg of anavar a day, I now feel the difference.

- Incline bench : i can add about 12% more weight than 2 weeks ago.
- Military press is up 10% or so.
- Squats : same weights but reps are moving way faster and I can do 2 more reps per set.

But the more noticeable aspect is the recovery. I can lift heavy and have a greater ability to recover.

 

[LevButlerov]

Today was hot! Got a great pump going. Upper chest is slowly building a shelf. Abs getting bigger by the day too.

After 2 weeks of cypionate - very low dose - and 40mg of anavar a day, I now feel the difference.

- Incline bench : i can add about 12% more weight than 2 weeks ago.
- Military press is up 10% or so.
- Squats : same weights but reps are moving way faster and I can do 2 more reps per set.

But the more noticeable aspect is the recovery. I can lift heavy and have a greater ability to recover.

@haldencapital test and var is perfect for your gains, clearly getting results, ripped

 

[stevesmi]

looking ripped and huge. great job!